I watched the unveiling live. The iPhone 8 didn't impress me. The iPhone X was in the right direction. Sadly it's focus on gimmicky software features was a deal breaker. The beautiful screen and that black bar on the left...come on. The camera isn't even that great, they try so hard to get software to improve mediocre hardware. Also the images they used for the unveiling were shot by professionals, with obviously extra equipment. I really wanted to like the iPhone X, but idk. The Note 8 and LG V30 are looking better.
Here's some stuff I found better in the Note 8:
Note 8 has a better screen resolution, miles ahead of the X's "Super Retina Display" lmao (it's funny how they come up with names for such an underwelming hardware). The Note 8 has eight cores vs the X's 6 cores, although I have to give Apple kudos for good optimization. The Note 8 has 6 gigs of ram, which is more than enough. Note 8 has a headphone jack and Usb C. The Note 8 has a micro sd slot for more memory. The Note 8 in terms of security, will have finger print, iris scan, and face detection. Then for the Note 8 you have the S pen, haptic feedback, split screen, and more. In terms of camera, the LG V30 will be better than the X and Note 8.